Tree News

• U.K.'s Windsor Castle gardens temporarily open to the public
  
  Windsor Castle, where Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spends many of her private weekends, is home to a stunning display of flowers and trees. ...
  CBS News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• New wineries tout views, alter business plans amid pandemic
  
  MUSCODA, Wis. (AP) - The ridge a few miles north of here holds 20 varieties of grapes, orchards filled with peach, apple, cherry, apricot and other fruit trees and one of the largest black current patches in the state. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Beavers cut trees for food 'before they built dams', study says
  
  Scientists analysed bones of the extinct Dipoides beaver and plant fossils from Ellesmere Island in northern Canada to work out the creatures' diet.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Is a Surprise Coming for Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) This Earnings Season?
  
  Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• DNA from an ancient, unidentified ancestor was passed down to humans living today
  
  A new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, and that some humans carry DNA from an archaic, unknown ancestor.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Crews restoring electricity in New Jersey, 500K remain
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Crews on Thursday continued working to restore electricity to more than half a million homes and businesses in New Jersey days after Tropical Storm Isaias downed trees and power lines. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• LendingTree (TREE) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on Low Revenues
  
  LendingTree's (TREE) Q2 earnings reflect reduction in consumer revenues and adjusted EBITDA, partly offset by lower expenses.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020.
• Tropical Storm Isaias caused 147 mph wind gust atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire
  
  Whipping winds from Tropical Storm Isaias brought down trees and knocked out power for millions along the East Coast on Tuesday, but gusts as powerful as from a major hurricane blasted Mount Washington.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020.
• Four people killed after Tropical Storm Isaias hits, NC, Maryland and New York City
  
  Four people have been killed in North Carolina, Maryland and New York City after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees, spawned tornadoes and brought down torrential rain.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 4 Aug 2020.
• In a warming world, New England's trees are storing more carbon
  
  The study reveals that the rate at which carbon is captured from the atmosphere at Harvard Forest nearly doubled between 1992 and 2015.
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 4 Aug 2020.
• The trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima
  
  How a message of hope and peace is being spread by trees still growing 75 years later.
  BBC News.  Monday, 3 Aug 2020.
• Hurricane Isaias heading for Florida after battering Bahamas with 85mph winds
  
  A hurricane ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it battered the Bahamas before heading to the Florida coast.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 1 Aug 2020.
• Updyke, poisoner of Toomer's Corner trees, dies
  
  Harvey Updyke, the Alabama fan who pleaded guilty in 2013 to poisoning the iconic trees at Auburn University's Toomer's Corner, has died, his son told AL.com. Updyke was 71.
  ESPN.  Friday, 31 Jul 2020.
• Trees Live for Thousands of Years, but Can They Cheat Death? Not Quite
  
  A new paper suggests that though humans may not notice, even the longest-lived trees are dying a little each day
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 30 Jul 2020.
• 'Curious' cow gets head stuck in tree in Oxford
  
  Firefighters are said to have "lubricated" the animal's neck before managing to pull it free.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 30 Jul 2020.

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